Keshi relocates to Benin

Lack of accommodation in Abuja once again forced the Super Eagles Head Coach Stephen Keshi to relocate to his home in Benin City, instead of returning to the nation’s capital to begin arrangements for the next line of action for the Africa Nations Cup holding in South Africa next January.

The senior national team are presently shopping for friendly matches to prepare for the most glamorous competition in Africa. The Eagles are also considering Zimbabwe or Mozambique as possible camping sites for their training towards the championship which draws will hold later in the month.

When SportingLife inquired from our source, who is very close to the Super Eagles head coach, he said: “Keshi is not in Abuja, he left for his house in Benin from Calabar last Monday.“

“I have told you times without number that the coach is not comfortable accumulating bills in a hotel whenever the team is not in camp. That is the reason why he always retires to his home in Benin whenever they are on break. He is not comfortable with the arrangement because it is very stressful for him, but he cannot help it.

“He is, however, expected in Abuja on Friday (today) to begin arrangements to enable him attend the Nations Cup final draws in South Africa, and also watch the Nigeria National League champion of champions event holding in Abuja this weekend” our source concluded.

Stephen Keshi, who last weekend entered the history books as one of only two Nigerians that have captained the senior national team, and also qualified them for the Africa Nations Cup, is still awaiting the NFF to fulfil part of the contractual agreement they signed last november. Keshi has fulfilled a part of the conditions given to him by the GlassHouse by qualifying the Super Eagles to the Africa Nations Cup; the other is for him to get to the last four of the championship.

The NFF are obligated to provide him with a decent accommodation in Abuja and an official car, but eleven months after appointing the Big Boss’ as Eagles’ gaffer, the federation is yet to fulfill this part of the deal.